Chase Elliott wins 2014 Nationwide Series championship
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Chase Elliott didn’t win Saturday evening’s race in Phoenix, but he did win the 2014 Nationwide Series championship.
Elliott finished fifth, but was able to clinch the title based on points.
“I don’t even know what to think, I’m in disbelief!” the 18-year-old said after exiting his car on pit road.
Elliott is the first rookie to win a national series championship, and the youngest driver to do so.
Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick was in attendance at Elliott’s pit box and remained adamant that Elliott would drive another year in the Nationwide Series.
“I think we’ve got another (year) here,” Hendrick said. “But we’ll see.”
Here's the UNOFFICIAL finishing order for Saturday's race:
| Pos. | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) |
| 3 | 11 | Elliott Sadler |
| 4 | 3 | Ty Dillon # |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott # |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones(i) |
| 7 | 2 | Brian Scott |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan |
| 9 | 6 | Trevor Bayne |
| 10 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski # |
| 11 | 7 | Regan Smith |
| 12 | 60 | Chris Buescher # |
| 13 | 42 | Kyle Larson(i) |
| 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements |
| 15 | 99 | James Buescher |
| 16 | 19 | Mike Bliss |
| 17 | 5 | Alex Bowman(i) |
| 18 | 16 | Ryan Reed # |
| 19 | 44 | Blake Koch |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg # |
| 21 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong # |
| 22 | 29 | Kelly Admiraal |
| 23 | 25 | John Wes Townley(i) |
| 24 | 40 | Matt DiBenedetto |
| 25 | 84 | Chad Boat # |
| 26 | 14 | Eric McClure |
| 27 | 55 | Jamie Dick |
| 28 | 52 | Joey Gase |
| 29 | 23 | Mackena Bell |
| 30 | 28 | JJ Yeley |
| 31 | 70 | Derrike Cope |
| 32 | 1 | Landon Cassill |
| 33 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill # |
| 34 | 10 | Jeff Green |
| 35 | 74 | Mike Wallace |
| 36 | 77 | Brennan Newberry(i) |
| 37 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd |
| 38 | 93 | TJ Bell(i) |
| 39 | 87 | Carl Long |
| 40 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt |
# = rookie, (i) = not eligible for points
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